Discussion of surface, elevated and underground mass transportation system; example of monorail system successfully used on Barmen-Elberfeld-Vohwinkel railway in Germany; advantages are accessibility, safety and silence of truck assembly; car body design and construction outlined; methods of switching; arrangement of stations.
Suspended monorail for rapid transit
Eng J
Engineering Journal ; 31 , n 1
1948
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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